Answer:
11.2 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
What has been describe here is a right triangle.
He went 10 miles east, and he turned left and went 5 miles. He started at home ended at work. We want to make a road from his home directly to his workplace (no turns; straight there).
So we have by Pythagorean Theorem:



Square root both sides:


11.2 miles would be the length of that direct path.
Answer:
x = 5
Step-by-step explanation:
You know what "y" equals, so you just need to insert the value into the equation, then solve for "x".
-13 = -3x + 2
-13 - 2 = -3x
-15 = -3x
5 = x
x = 5